Save It for a Rainy Day (Stephen Bishop song)
| "Save It for a Rainy Day" | ||||
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| Single by Stephen Bishop | ||||
| from the album Careless | ||||
| B-side | "Careless" | |||
| Released | December 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Label | ABC Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Stephen Bishop | |||
| Producer(s) | Henry Lewy, Stephen Bishop | |||
| Stephen Bishop singles chronology | ||||
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"Save It for a Rainy Day" is a song by American singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song was the first hit single from his debut album, Careless. It features Chaka Khan on backing vocals and a guitar solo by Eric Clapton.
"Save It for a Rainy Day" peaked at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 21 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, the song peaked at number 20.[2]
The song was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at number six in the U.S.[3] and number eight in Canada.[4]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
- Stephen Bishop – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano, electric piano
- Chaka Khan – background vocals
- Eric Clapton – electric guitar
- Jeffrey Staton – bass, electric guitar
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Ian Freebairn-Smith – horn arrangements
References
- ↑ "Stephen Bishop - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- 1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 33.
- 1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ↑ "Lyrics: Daybreak by Barry Manilow". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ↑ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1977-02-19. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ↑
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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